DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-53,053

F. ZIEGLER ENTERPRISES, LTD
FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC
2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance as a secondarily affected
worker group.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility for secondary workers to apply for
Trade Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements of
paragraph (b) of Section 222 of the Trade Act, as amended, must be
met. It is determined in this case that the requirements of (b) of
Section 222, as amended, have been met.
The investigation was initiated on in response to a petition
received on September 30, 2003 in response to a petition filed on
behalf of workers of F. Ziegler Enterprises Ltd., Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin. The workers produced machined castings and bar stock.
The investigation revealed that F. Ziegler Enterprises Ltd.,
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin supplies component parts for outboard
engines, and at least 20 percent of its production or sales is
supplied to a manufacturer whose workers were certified eligible
to apply for adjustment assistance.
The investigation revealed that F. Ziegler Enterprises Ltd.,
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin supplies component parts for outboard
engines and a loss of business with a manufacturer (whose workers
were certified eligible to apply for adjustment assistance)
contributed importantly to the workers separation or threat of
separation.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of F. Ziegler Enterprises
Ltd., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin qualify as adversely affected
secondary workers under Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of F. Ziegler Enterprises Ltd., Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after September 25, 2002, through two years
from the date of certification are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974 and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of October 2003

/s/ Elliott S. Kushner

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ELLIOTT S. KUSHNER
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance